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Kansas City, Missouri, police haven't identified the person who died Thursday morning, in a fire underneath a bridge along Interstate-70 near 18th Street.

Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID Activists with Services Not Sweeps place signs on their vehicles for a car blockade before Los Angeles City Bureau of Sanitation workers conduct a cleanup sweep of a homeless encampment during the COVID-19 pandemic on January 28, 2021, in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images By The deadly spate of winter storms and frigid temperatures that swept across the country this week threw into relief the inhumane treatment of unhoused populations in the United States. In defiance of pandemic guid...

Steve Dresbach, Lawrence To the editor: During these cold winter days, we need to give thanks for the warm homes most of us enjoy. And, we also need to remember that not all people in Lawrence have that benefit. As winter approached, it was learned that there were more people living outside than existing shelter plans could accommodate. At that point, representatives of Justice Matters and the Coalition for Homeless Concerns met with city leaders. The current Emergency Winter Shelter was organized through those efforts, hosted by the Days Inn and the Super 8 hotels, managed by volunteers from...

/ A man who identified himself as Jason found some shelter Thursday morning in an alcove outside Auditorium Plaza Garage. He spent the night in Bartle Hall but was uncertain where he would go during the day to keep warm and was unaware of the extreme cold heading this way. People experiencing homelessness are under added pressure to find safe shelter as temperatures drop well below zero degrees. A brutally cold blast of air will grip the Kansas City metro for several more days —potentially bringing wind chill temperatures as low as 30 degrees below zero Saturday and Sunday. Meteorologist Em...

Volunteers and donations needed at Bartle Hall warming center, how to help More people expected ahead of freezing temps Volunteers and donations needed at Bartle Hall warming center, how to help and last updated 2021-02-05 18:23:43-05 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With freezing temperatures coming, more people are expected to show up at the Scott Eicke Warming Center inside Bartle Hall needing a safe place to sleep. Organizers say they need people to volunteer and to provide the guests with some love and comfort. "We need people. It's more-so easy work because, really, you're just going to be m...